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she didn't even go to syria. she just relied on reports coming from syrian refugees in south turkey. >> sir, back in april you yourself said that no international commission needed to come to syria or was allowed to come to syria because your government was perfectly capable of being transparent around doing your own investigations. but that certainly does not seem to be true. >> no, no, no. absolutely. i am sticking to my words. and we are not talking about the commission coming from geneva. we have allowed after the presidential statement adopted by security council we have allowed a mission, a humanitarian mission from ocha. >> but back in april apparently you said you didn't need this. so now under pressure you're allowing some groups in. your president has been promising reforms from before he took power back in 2000, before the baath party congress in 2005 he was promising reforms. other than a few banking reforms there's been none. he's promising reforms months from now. why should anyone believe your pres
she didn't even go to syria. she just relied on reports coming from syrian refugees in south turkey. >> sir, back in april you yourself said that no international commission needed to come to syria or was allowed to come to syria because your government was perfectly capable of being transparent around doing your own investigations. but that certainly does not seem to be true. >> no, no, no. absolutely. i am sticking to my words. and we are not talking about the commission coming...
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ambassador to syria. keep this in mind -- >> the united nations high commissioner of human rights accused your government and i quote, of a pattern of human rights violations that constitutes widespread or systemic attacks against the civilian population which may amounts to crimes against humanity. they go on to say that you are intentionally going after children. they say children have not only been targeted by security forces, but they have been repeatedly subject to the same human rights and criminal violations including torture with no consideration for their vulnerable status. how can children be targeted and then returned to their parents? or do you deny that's happening? >> absolutely, the children are not targeted by the police neither by the army. but let me comment on what you have just said. the report of the high commissioner is unfounded and biassed. she didn't reflect any of my government's point of view in the report. shep didn't even go to syria. she just relied on reports coming from syr
ambassador to syria. keep this in mind -- >> the united nations high commissioner of human rights accused your government and i quote, of a pattern of human rights violations that constitutes widespread or systemic attacks against the civilian population which may amounts to crimes against humanity. they go on to say that you are intentionally going after children. they say children have not only been targeted by security forces, but they have been repeatedly subject to the same human...
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she didn't even go to syria. she just relied on reports coming from syrian refugees in south turkey. >> sir, you yourself said no international commission needed to come to syria or was allowed to come to syria because your government was perfectly capable of being transparent and doing your own investigations. that does not seem to be true. >> absolutely. i'm sticking to my words. we are not talking about the commission coming from geneva. we have aloud after the presidential statement adopted by security council we have allowed mission, humanitarian mission from ocha. >> syria's ambassador to the united nations on this program. after not allowing human rights delegation into syria. despite whatever he says and whatever his fancy suit and all his talk, he did not allow -- they did not allow -- the government there did not allow a delegation back into syria. then the assad regime reluctantly allowed a humanitarian mission to visit. we got a statement" while there's no country-wide humanitarian crisis, basically t
she didn't even go to syria. she just relied on reports coming from syrian refugees in south turkey. >> sir, you yourself said no international commission needed to come to syria or was allowed to come to syria because your government was perfectly capable of being transparent and doing your own investigations. that does not seem to be true. >> absolutely. i'm sticking to my words. we are not talking about the commission coming from geneva. we have aloud after the presidential...
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with syria. it's europe. the arab countries and turkey that has that. there was a lot of heavy duty diplomacy before president obama made his move. secretary of state to deliver the message on camera. >> the democracy in syria had begun and it's time for him to get out of the way. >> mr. obama issued a written statement. white house aides said they were trying to stay on message about jobs in america. for the sake of the syrian people, the time has come for the president to step aside. the administration also unleashed the strongest economic sanctions on syria so far. freezing syrian assets under u.s. jurisdiction, banning americans from any business with syria. banning u.s. imports of syrian oil or petroleum products. but with 90% of syria's oil deals in europe, not the u.s., the administration needs allies to levy their own sanctions. in a full court press, the leaders of france, germany, britain and the european union weighed in with calls for the president to step aside. that followed condemn
with syria. it's europe. the arab countries and turkey that has that. there was a lot of heavy duty diplomacy before president obama made his move. secretary of state to deliver the message on camera. >> the democracy in syria had begun and it's time for him to get out of the way. >> mr. obama issued a written statement. white house aides said they were trying to stay on message about jobs in america. for the sake of the syrian people, the time has come for the president to step...
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the government is killing people in syria. why aren't we sending, you know, our brave drones in there? (laughter) >> what's happening in syria is absolutely outrageous and appalling. and we saw over the last few days syrian war boats warships shooting at their own people in the main port city. and we have been very, very clear that a saad has been absolute-- assad has been immoral and rep ri henceable in his actions. let me february you were, i know it is confusing but let me walk you through it. we have an ambar does in syria, robert ford who has been very brave and out on the streets with the protestors and talking to regular syrians. and what he hears every day and what they want from the united states is moral leadership, political pressure and sanctions. but very clearly, no military intervention. >> stephen: let's talk finally here about what's going on in sam allia. and-- somalia. it is a humanitarian tragedy. but you know, keep it light. what is-- (laughter) what is happening and what can people do to help. >> stephen
the government is killing people in syria. why aren't we sending, you know, our brave drones in there? (laughter) >> what's happening in syria is absolutely outrageous and appalling. and we saw over the last few days syrian war boats warships shooting at their own people in the main port city. and we have been very, very clear that a saad has been absolute-- assad has been immoral and rep ri henceable in his actions. let me february you were, i know it is confusing but let me walk you...
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syria has resisted previous u.n. actions for years blaming syria trying to hold syria to account for the assassination of the prime minister of lebanon. so the u.s. now today ramping up their rhetoric. jay carney at today's briefing condemning again what asad has done. it also seems frankly a little weak. >> what we're also seeing is as the statements are coming out this year in government crockdown is continuing and actually becoming more aggressive. we look at what happened in hama. we're talking about dozens of people being killed daily. the fact is ever since march we had over 1700 murders done by the syrian government inside of syria. in addition to that, we had over 3,000 people come up missing and over 10,000 people who have been incarcerated. the crackdown is very real what's happening in syria. quite honestly as the u.s. debates additional economic measures such as banning syrians from participating in the u.s. financial markets or banning contractors who do business in syria from having any business with u.
syria has resisted previous u.n. actions for years blaming syria trying to hold syria to account for the assassination of the prime minister of lebanon. so the u.s. now today ramping up their rhetoric. jay carney at today's briefing condemning again what asad has done. it also seems frankly a little weak. >> what we're also seeing is as the statements are coming out this year in government crockdown is continuing and actually becoming more aggressive. we look at what happened in hama....
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she didn't even go to syria. she just relied on reports coming from syrian refugees in -- >> back in april, you yourself said that no international commission needed to come to syria or was allowed to come to syria because your government was perfectly capable of being transparent and doing your own investigations. that does not seem to be true. >> no, no, no. i was mistaken from my words. we have allowed after the presidential statement adopted by the security council, we have allowed a humanitarian mission. >> the syrian ambassador to the united nations on this program. after not allowing the human rights delegation into syria, despite his fancy suit and fancy talk, the government did not allow a delegation back in syria. then the regime reluctantly allowed a u.n. humanitarian mission to visit. that's what he was talking about. we've just gotten a preliminary statement from them. while there is no countrywide humanitarian crisis, meaning basically there is enough food and water for syrians, quote, the constant
she didn't even go to syria. she just relied on reports coming from syrian refugees in -- >> back in april, you yourself said that no international commission needed to come to syria or was allowed to come to syria because your government was perfectly capable of being transparent and doing your own investigations. that does not seem to be true. >> no, no, no. i was mistaken from my words. we have allowed after the presidential statement adopted by the security council, we have...
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what is the next step in syria? is there a barrage of missiles from nato with support from the united states? i kind of doubt it. our military is overstretched. but, the logic of this statement by the president of the united states, when he says something ought to happen, it ought to happen. the logic is we should do something about this call for assad to step down. you know, there's no consiste y consistency. there's not always in foreign policy. i worry that we don't have a theory or an idea of what we're doing with the arabs. we could blunder into another involvement. >> gene, you mentioned libya. i want to go there now. it looks like things are changing. moammar gadhafi making plans to leave the country. joining us from libya, richard engel. it's good to see you. what more can you tell us about gadhafi? >> it's clear from where i'm sitting right now -- those reports he may be planning to leave the country are coming out of washington. what i can tell you from the ground is the battle intensified dramatically aft
what is the next step in syria? is there a barrage of missiles from nato with support from the united states? i kind of doubt it. our military is overstretched. but, the logic of this statement by the president of the united states, when he says something ought to happen, it ought to happen. the logic is we should do something about this call for assad to step down. you know, there's no consiste y consistency. there's not always in foreign policy. i worry that we don't have a theory or an idea...
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but syria is 23 million. you would have to be more objective, more genuine in your approach in analyzing what's going on in syria. but please hear the syrian official point of view also. i'm not saying that you shouldn't listen to the other side. continue listening to the other side. but please reflect the syrian official point of view, and here i'm telling you, we have had 500 officers and soldiers killed so far. plus, of course, almost 1,000 civilian lives. >> the u.n. says that about 2,000 civilians have been killed by your government. about 2,000. and thousands more are being held in detention. >> this is wrong, anderson. this is wrong. the same way i am denying here with categorically unequivocally that other war ships shelled -- >> would you allow the international red cross, red crescent to go into your prisons? i've heard from many protesters whose loved ones get injured or shot, they can't go to hospitals because your security forces are inside the hospitals and will arrest anybody who's taken in. >>
but syria is 23 million. you would have to be more objective, more genuine in your approach in analyzing what's going on in syria. but please hear the syrian official point of view also. i'm not saying that you shouldn't listen to the other side. continue listening to the other side. but please reflect the syrian official point of view, and here i'm telling you, we have had 500 officers and soldiers killed so far. plus, of course, almost 1,000 civilian lives. >> the u.n. says that about...
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ambassador to syria, robert ford. last month he travelled to hama and was surrounded by flowers, olive branchs and people yelling that the americans have come. his pointed moral support naturally infuriated the syrian government which immediately set its thugs upon the u.s. embassy in demaamascus. ford told me he had to get marine guards to shoot the intruders before the marines pulled them off. but then assad stepped up his crackdown on hama, sending in tanks, cutting off water and electricity and shooting people apparently at random. bodice s sply left in the streets or buried in backyards by terrified residents. these syrian tv pictures by the end of the week claimed the rebellion in the city has been crushed. but residents say that now, a humanitarian crisis is under way, with growing shortages of food and medical supplies? and this morning, news that assad's forces crumbling another syrian town. the best response the world has come up with so far is the united nation's statement condemning the violence. and, the
ambassador to syria, robert ford. last month he travelled to hama and was surrounded by flowers, olive branchs and people yelling that the americans have come. his pointed moral support naturally infuriated the syrian government which immediately set its thugs upon the u.s. embassy in demaamascus. ford told me he had to get marine guards to shoot the intruders before the marines pulled them off. but then assad stepped up his crackdown on hama, sending in tanks, cutting off water and electricity...
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let's talk about syria. some republicans are criticizing the president for not working more quickly. there's very little sanctions that we can really do unilaterally. europe has yet to follow. >> europe is thinking about a fifth round of sanctions, which is the oil embargo with russia opposed to our position on syria, i somehow doubt europe's going to do the fifth round. we unilaterally imposed the oil embargo. i was there when hillary clinton said what we've been doing is getting others to be out in front reich turkey and saudi arabia and others. i'm very pleased that we are finally calling for the ouster of assad in sere yachl about 2,000 syrians have been gunned down by his government since this began. it's a tribal society. i'm worried about what comes next. i think we're getting to the end of this horrible struggle and the beginning of possibly another horrible struggle in syria. >> i interviewed bruce yesterday. one of the things as you well know a former white house and cia officer. one of the things
let's talk about syria. some republicans are criticizing the president for not working more quickly. there's very little sanctions that we can really do unilaterally. europe has yet to follow. >> europe is thinking about a fifth round of sanctions, which is the oil embargo with russia opposed to our position on syria, i somehow doubt europe's going to do the fifth round. we unilaterally imposed the oil embargo. i was there when hillary clinton said what we've been doing is getting others...
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is taking up its condemnation of syria from last week. they're having a meeting this afternoon in advance of that the u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice spoke out again today. here's what she had to say. >> in the view of the united states he has lost his legitimacy to rule. and syria would be a better place without him. >> that is the same thing that jay carney has just said at the briefing but it is not that further step saying the united states, the president of the united states believes that assad should be removed. they are not taking that step yet. they may in the next couple of days. they've been reluctant to take that step, why? >> they've been reluctant to take the step because i think they understand the limitations of unilateral action for the united states. even as we increase looking at different sachs options that we have that we can put towards syria. the main criteria that we're looking for. the main restrictions are restricting access to u.s. capital markets and restricting payments to contractors that do w
is taking up its condemnation of syria from last week. they're having a meeting this afternoon in advance of that the u.s. ambassador to the united nations susan rice spoke out again today. here's what she had to say. >> in the view of the united states he has lost his legitimacy to rule. and syria would be a better place without him. >> that is the same thing that jay carney has just said at the briefing but it is not that further step saying the united states, the president of the...
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here's what he had to say about the key to syria. >> here's the key to syria is turkey. i am hoping that the prime minister of turkey will understand that his neighbor, assad, is destroying the arab spring, destroying the turkish model and will basically side with the syrian people. the goal is to isolate assad in every way you can. i'd love to see a coalition led by turkey telling assad he's got to go. >> richard, this was in response to a question, does he want the u.s. to do more? he was in some way saying, no, this has got to be led by turkey. is he right? >> i don't really think so. the united states has been arguing to do more. turkey is distancing themselves quite a lot from the assad regime. the problem is most of the arab world and most of the world at large is still standing by the regime. syria is unlike libya. this is not some side show in the arab world. they are one of the principle arab countries. you have more than 20 million people, important economic interests. the refts of the world is essentially not cutting loose. it makes it difficult, for example,
here's what he had to say about the key to syria. >> here's the key to syria is turkey. i am hoping that the prime minister of turkey will understand that his neighbor, assad, is destroying the arab spring, destroying the turkish model and will basically side with the syrian people. the goal is to isolate assad in every way you can. i'd love to see a coalition led by turkey telling assad he's got to go. >> richard, this was in response to a question, does he want the u.s. to do...
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tonight, horrifying new video out of syria. unarmed people raising nothing more than their voices in anger in protest, being met not just with police batons and small arms fire but with explosions and heavy gunfire. [ crowd noise ] >> the video claims to be from the syrian city of hams. we also have the most disturbing video yet out of syria, a 2-year-old child shot to death by government forces, say human rights activists. we're going to show you the video coming up because it cuts through all the syrian government lies. it shows you what brutality and repression looks like up close. we begin tonight keeping them honest with you have to questions for president obama about how he will he has been delivering on the promise to put americans back to work. he's on a three-day, three-state bus tour talking jobs at every stop. promising a major new jobs initiative next month. in fact, he and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been talking about jobs for a long time now. >> the american people's top priority is the creation of
tonight, horrifying new video out of syria. unarmed people raising nothing more than their voices in anger in protest, being met not just with police batons and small arms fire but with explosions and heavy gunfire. [ crowd noise ] >> the video claims to be from the syrian city of hams. we also have the most disturbing video yet out of syria, a 2-year-old child shot to death by government forces, say human rights activists. we're going to show you the video coming up because it cuts...
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let's start syria, steve. this call for him to step down, the president. what is next? what could be next? and is there anything left for the administration to do? >> it is hard to know what comes next but it is a good thing, i think that they finally called for h him to step down. if you look back at the way the administration has talked about syria it seems totally out of touch with what was going on on the ground. calling for him to listen to engage in and engauge in reform. assad was never going do thatth. he was not a reformer fundamentally. he was a dictator. i will think the problem now is they have taken off the table any discussion of possible military action. i'm not saying they should be out there saber rattling or call for this. at the very least stop saying we are not going to do this. another thing when you have a background briefer at the white house saying we are not eager to use military right now. you had mike mullen two weeks ago saying military action is essentially off the table. one of the things you need to leave open is the possibility that assad
let's start syria, steve. this call for him to step down, the president. what is next? what could be next? and is there anything left for the administration to do? >> it is hard to know what comes next but it is a good thing, i think that they finally called for h him to step down. if you look back at the way the administration has talked about syria it seems totally out of touch with what was going on on the ground. calling for him to listen to engage in and engauge in reform. assad was...
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we're not allowed into syria. we know this bloody conflict now five months old claimed another young life, a very young life this time. once again, the victim -- video of the victim has gotten out of sear yachlt people risked their lives for you to see this video. protesters have reported over the last few days security forces targeted a sea side city firing from both tanks on the ground and gunships off the coast. from gunships. they focus on one neighborhood. now government forces warned residents to leave the area. one family desperately trying to flee to safety was parentally caught in the crossfire. human rights activists say the family's car was fired upon and a 2 1/2-year-old girl was shot and killed. we can't independently confirm that claim or the video we're about to show you. our reporters are not inside syria. we don't know whose bullet took this poor child's life. we believe it's important to show you the deadly violence in that country. a toddler did not fire a gun at anybody but now she is another v
we're not allowed into syria. we know this bloody conflict now five months old claimed another young life, a very young life this time. once again, the victim -- video of the victim has gotten out of sear yachlt people risked their lives for you to see this video. protesters have reported over the last few days security forces targeted a sea side city firing from both tanks on the ground and gunships off the coast. from gunships. they focus on one neighborhood. now government forces warned...
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in syria, this is a country that was densely populated. we are limited in syria. we are going to do sanctions and we are hoping the internal dynamics get rid of assad. what happened in libya cannot be what the united states is going to do. if there's a crackdown in china, we are not going to get involved there. if there's a crackdown in afr a africa, we didn't get involved there. this is an element of american foreign policy. the big question mark, are we persuaded we can leave things better off than when we started? >> i love the foreign policy bit. where were we in darfor? i think it's a disgrace. did we choose not to do it because it was a poor african nation? it's a disgrace. >> when you get to sudan and places like that, the united states draws a bright line. the reality is, i appreciate your statement and level of interventionism in terms of going and rescuing the world, but there are parts of the world we choose not to intervene. for far less noble reasons than oil. so, the reality of it is, that's the one thing that combines all of our actions here around
in syria, this is a country that was densely populated. we are limited in syria. we are going to do sanctions and we are hoping the internal dynamics get rid of assad. what happened in libya cannot be what the united states is going to do. if there's a crackdown in china, we are not going to get involved there. if there's a crackdown in afr a africa, we didn't get involved there. this is an element of american foreign policy. the big question mark, are we persuaded we can leave things better...
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they have an interest, a strategic interest in syria. this regime is pushing the country toward civil war. we have to keep in mind that the protesters have been taking all this brutality for the last five months and people are getting angry and people feel that they need to defend their properties, their families, their children and that at a certain point this will not continue to be as peaceful as it is. there is no political will from the opposition to militarize the protesters. there is a high level of awareness in the street that they want this to continue peaceful but at the end of the day, with the increased brutality and the increased violence no one can guarantee how things can end. therefore, it is very important for the united states to call on al assad to step down or the european union to do the same and most importantly from the european union to stop financing this group, this cruel brutality and killing stop buying the fuel from the syrian regime. >> just the strength of people to continue to come out on the streets and d
they have an interest, a strategic interest in syria. this regime is pushing the country toward civil war. we have to keep in mind that the protesters have been taking all this brutality for the last five months and people are getting angry and people feel that they need to defend their properties, their families, their children and that at a certain point this will not continue to be as peaceful as it is. there is no political will from the opposition to militarize the protesters. there is a...
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tell you about including a condemnation issued by the united nations for the continued crackdown in syria but is condemnation enough anymore. plus jon huntsman tickles the ivory on the campaign trail in. in that. he did the tickling right after he was asked the question who are you? it's a can't miss clip. coming up later in the show. but first let's get to the news. with the debt deal out of the way now, president obama shifting his focus to getting reelected. in his home down of chicago last night the president celebrated his 50th birthday which is today with an elaborate campaign crowd raiser. the crowd sang happy birthday with the help of jennifer hudson and herbie hancock. spking to the crowd, the president expressed his frustration with the debt ceiling stalemate and vowed a renewed focus on job growth. >> i hope we can avoid another self-inflicted wound like we just saw over the last couple of weeks. we don't have time to play these partisan games. we've got too much work to do. over the next several months, i hope congress is focused on what the american people are focused on. mak
tell you about including a condemnation issued by the united nations for the continued crackdown in syria but is condemnation enough anymore. plus jon huntsman tickles the ivory on the campaign trail in. in that. he did the tickling right after he was asked the question who are you? it's a can't miss clip. coming up later in the show. but first let's get to the news. with the debt deal out of the way now, president obama shifting his focus to getting reelected. in his home down of chicago last...
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clashes between civilians in syria and the government there. as many as 2,000 civilians have been killed. the united states has been ramping up pressure against assad through sanctions, but it seems as though today they will officially call for assad to step down. chris? >> and, kristen, you're in martha's vineyard. let's talk about the president's vacation, even before he leaves today he faced criticism from mitt romney, rick perry, even tim pawlenty who dropped out of the race got in on the game. is this the wrong time? what is the white house saying, why they're continuing on with this trip in this place at this time? >> reporter: right. well, chris, as you say, the president has gotten a lot of criticism about this vacation. a lot of republicans saying that this is the wrong time to take a vacation. in fact, the rnc just released a statement calling on people to send out postcards online asking the president to cancel his vacation until he's dealt with the jobs situation. white house officials pushed back against this criticism essentially
clashes between civilians in syria and the government there. as many as 2,000 civilians have been killed. the united states has been ramping up pressure against assad through sanctions, but it seems as though today they will officially call for assad to step down. chris? >> and, kristen, you're in martha's vineyard. let's talk about the president's vacation, even before he leaves today he faced criticism from mitt romney, rick perry, even tim pawlenty who dropped out of the race got in on...
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. >> if you were in syria tonight watching this, what do you think has gone through his mind? >> he must think he's next in line. he also understands the intervention that happened actually saved him. we were -- we became so gun-shy in libya there's no possibility of any intervention. but on some level, they must remain convinced that syria is a bigger nut to crack and a bigger challenge for the west, that he'll find -- he'll find a way to beat this rebellion and i think he's wrong. >> he was very cocky after egypt. he gave that interview, i think to the "wall street journal" if i'm not mistaking, kind of poopooing what was going on elsewhere saying nothing has changed in syria. >> why? because syria is a confrontation state against israel and when the revolution knocked on his door he was shocked that the reverberations of tunisia and egypt had reached in. >> fran, do you think change in syria is possible now in the wake of what we're seeing in libya? >> i do, anderson. and it's interesting that you asked about the message they is taken but i think the more interesting take i
. >> if you were in syria tonight watching this, what do you think has gone through his mind? >> he must think he's next in line. he also understands the intervention that happened actually saved him. we were -- we became so gun-shy in libya there's no possibility of any intervention. but on some level, they must remain convinced that syria is a bigger nut to crack and a bigger challenge for the west, that he'll find -- he'll find a way to beat this rebellion and i think he's wrong....
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. >> new deadly violence in syria targets the city of hama. this video shows the city under fire by syria security forces. reports of at least a 52 people dead including four children. that and much more when "360" continues. >>> it was just an incredibly inspiring moment and really touching on the house floor. had nothing to do with the vote happening and put the whole vote in perspective or the debate that's been so contentious. not about politics but a person. when representative gabby giffords returns to the house floor for the first time since she was shot on that dark day back in january. she was welcomed back and applause, a lot of applause, listen! [ cheers and applause ] >> she looked great. nancy pelosi calls giffords the person per sonification of courage. she was fighting for her life in intensive care. she wasn't moving the right side of her body and still has trouble standing and speaking more than short phrases. this is a triumph for her family and her and her friends. her friend and colleague, debbie wasserman schultz helps her
. >> new deadly violence in syria targets the city of hama. this video shows the city under fire by syria security forces. reports of at least a 52 people dead including four children. that and much more when "360" continues. >>> it was just an incredibly inspiring moment and really touching on the house floor. had nothing to do with the vote happening and put the whole vote in perspective or the debate that's been so contentious. not about politics but a person. when...
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what is the difference between syria and libya, where the u.n. and nato and everyone, including the u.s., moilized. >> several things happened in libya that have not yet happened in syria. in libya, you had rebels who actually seized a large part of the country, drove away the government troops, set up some sort of a transitional government. in libya, you had the neighbors, the arab league, calling for international intervention and you had a vote on the united nations security council that allowed that. in syria, you've had violence but the protests have been scattered. the regime has done a very efficient job in getting them down. but we're getting closer and closer, because no matter how hard the regime seems to clamp down, people are still rising up against it, despite all the violence, despite, as you said, 1700 people killed. the sanions regime is getting tougher and tougher against syria but the arab league has not yet con km out and condemned. in the arab street people are very upset but the governments have not yet spoken against assad.
what is the difference between syria and libya, where the u.n. and nato and everyone, including the u.s., moilized. >> several things happened in libya that have not yet happened in syria. in libya, you had rebels who actually seized a large part of the country, drove away the government troops, set up some sort of a transitional government. in libya, you had the neighbors, the arab league, calling for international intervention and you had a vote on the united nations security council...
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. >> reporter: the growing violence syria, the regime is cracking down hard. especially in the city of hama where the u.n. estimates nearly 150 people have been killed since friday. we'll have the latest on the escalating bloodshed. and you'll hear from an activist who's right in the middle of it. that and much more when 360 [ bell tolls ] agents, these crustaceans are like gold to a restaurant owner. so? water damage can spell disaster for a small business. and restaurants have over 4 million slip and falls every year. that's why we work with our clients and help them find coverage for stuff like this. oh! hey, what are you going to do with these guys? we'll release them into the wild so they can live long, fulfilling lives. aw, really? no. [ male announcer ] we are insurance. ♪ we are farmers ♪ bum, ba-da-bum, bum, bum, bum ♪ >>> critics on both sides of the aisle have talked about how unnecessary and self-ininflicted this was. after the bill passed the politicos were talking. >> the number one job we have as a congress must be creating jobs for the am
. >> reporter: the growing violence syria, the regime is cracking down hard. especially in the city of hama where the u.n. estimates nearly 150 people have been killed since friday. we'll have the latest on the escalating bloodshed. and you'll hear from an activist who's right in the middle of it. that and much more when 360 [ bell tolls ] agents, these crustaceans are like gold to a restaurant owner. so? water damage can spell disaster for a small business. and restaurants have over 4...
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. >> reporter: the growing violence syria, the regime is cracking down hard. especially in the city of hama where the u.n. estimates nearly 150 people have been killed since friday. we'll have the latest on the escalating bloodshed. and you'll hear from an activist who's right in the middle of it. that and much more when 360 continues. place for you. it's my number one goal. ♪ students like me, who take these ap math and science classes and have these opportunities, this is where the american dream lies. when i write that book, you know, i plan to dedicate it to my school. ♪ those hopes and dreams that you have, you know, they're within reach. and i'm living proof. they're within reach. we'll never stop sharing our or getting lost in a good book. we'll always cook dinner, and cheer for our favorite team. we'll still go to meetings, make home movies, and learn new things. but how we do all this, will never be the same. while i took refuge from the pollen that made me sneeze. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my worst allergy
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and its allies have to stand back and let syria play out. syria is the next big case and arguably the most important country this right new. >> jon huntsman was asked about an libya in an event earlier in new hampshire. let's hear what he has to say. >> i think congress is in a mild uproar. [ inaudible ] >> i have a fundamental problem generally, beyond this decision. just with the decision that has been made to get involved in libya, in a tribal country, where we have no definable interest at stake. we have no exit strategy. look at afghanistan. you want to get involved in tribal government. let history be your guide [ inaudible ] >> we will let congress make that decision. >> he sort of punted on the impeachment idea. i don't see that really happening. but does the constitutional issue have any legs here? and beyond that, does the american public really paying attention to what we are doing in libya? >> well, a couple things. first of all, the ship has long since sailed on getting a congressional declaration of war even when they are you k
and its allies have to stand back and let syria play out. syria is the next big case and arguably the most important country this right new. >> jon huntsman was asked about an libya in an event earlier in new hampshire. let's hear what he has to say. >> i think congress is in a mild uproar. [ inaudible ] >> i have a fundamental problem generally, beyond this decision. just with the decision that has been made to get involved in libya, in a tribal country, where we have no...
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, is it because a weaker syria strengthens israel? is that because that is so intertwined, obviously, the israelis and the syrians have been fighting for some time with lebanon in the middle? is that why there's a hesitancy. >> i think it's also complicated by the sunni/shia divide. assad is an ally of many of those other arab regimes. >> from your quickly from your foreign to domestic expertise, what are your plans with nancy pelosi today. >> i should ask your advice. with the wreckage of what's happened on the hill and the way the democratic and -- i mean 95-95, the split in the democratic party. the clear distance between the democratic leadership on the hill and this white house. what next? what's going to happen with this committee? is this committee going to be completely deadlocked as you were discussing with mitch mcconnell appointing hardliners and the democrats appointing -- pelosi is appointing people who will not cut medicare. then we're back to where we started. >> how to create a group that will get something done. >> no
, is it because a weaker syria strengthens israel? is that because that is so intertwined, obviously, the israelis and the syrians have been fighting for some time with lebanon in the middle? is that why there's a hesitancy. >> i think it's also complicated by the sunni/shia divide. assad is an ally of many of those other arab regimes. >> from your quickly from your foreign to domestic expertise, what are your plans with nancy pelosi today. >> i should ask your advice. with...
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we're looking at syria now. some people are even talking about how we should go in and do the same thing that we did, you know, to gadhafi to assad. do you have any concern or are you aware of concerns in the region that now the u.s. has a great reason to just start playing -- openly playing the world's policeman? >> i think most people in the region understand libya was a unique case because of its own involvement in international terrorism. its shenanigans in the past and instability of its leader. this is the beginning of phase two of the arab up risings. this is a period where you bring together this critical moment when it's proven that no amount of military force can quash a rebellion even by some ragtag militiamen. that you have in egypt the trial of hosni mubarak being held to account, being brought to justice. and the international community from washington to tokyo coming together and saying to president assad of syria, it's time to go. this is the kind of shot of adrenaline that will, i think, inject
we're looking at syria now. some people are even talking about how we should go in and do the same thing that we did, you know, to gadhafi to assad. do you have any concern or are you aware of concerns in the region that now the u.s. has a great reason to just start playing -- openly playing the world's policeman? >> i think most people in the region understand libya was a unique case because of its own involvement in international terrorism. its shenanigans in the past and instability of...
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all eyes on syria. how do you see what's happening in libya affecting the situation in syria? >> that's a very, very good question. i think it's interesting. the people in syria were carrying blaplacards. the dictator in syria called the people germs while gadhafi loves to call his opponents rats. there was a placard that i liked seen in syria that said the germs of syria salute the rats of libya. i think it's the next thing, this struggle in libya. on the one hand the attention of the world is off of him. on the other, he can witness for himself what happens when a man goes to war against his country and when his country doesn't want him anymore. >> when you look at these two men, they are obviously similarities and obviously differences. which would you say? are they more similar or more different? >> i think there deep differences. gadhafi is a lone hunter. he is a man alone. when we see the tunnels he dug, we understand why he used r word rats. possibly his own condition. he doesn't have many people attached to him. in the case in syria, he has his own community. people wh
all eyes on syria. how do you see what's happening in libya affecting the situation in syria? >> that's a very, very good question. i think it's interesting. the people in syria were carrying blaplacards. the dictator in syria called the people germs while gadhafi loves to call his opponents rats. there was a placard that i liked seen in syria that said the germs of syria salute the rats of libya. i think it's the next thing, this struggle in libya. on the one hand the attention of the...
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the up rising in syria is different. its president controls one of the large splice of chemical weapons in the world. >> we haven't faced a collapse of a government that had this kind of deadly weapons of mass destruction. syria is going to be a real problem. >> joe is a member of hillary clinton's international security advisory board and written extensively on weapons of mass destruction. >> this stuff can kill tens of the thousands and there is a demand for that on the black market. >> the protester his violent conflicts. all sites of suspected chemical wep weapons plants. last year there was a concern and all it has is 10 tons of mustard gas and no weapons to deliver it. experts believe syria has thousands of tons of chemical weapons. >> a couple of drops of this agent can kill a person and they have lots of rockets and weapons delivery systems ready to go. >> it was used on the tokyo subway in 1985. 13 were kill and about 1,000 others got sick. a u.s. official said syria sees the chemical weapons as a deterrent. syr
the up rising in syria is different. its president controls one of the large splice of chemical weapons in the world. >> we haven't faced a collapse of a government that had this kind of deadly weapons of mass destruction. syria is going to be a real problem. >> joe is a member of hillary clinton's international security advisory board and written extensively on weapons of mass destruction. >> this stuff can kill tens of the thousands and there is a demand for that on the...